Pyemotes tritici

Pyemotes tritici
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Order:
Trombidiformes
Family:
Pyemotidae
Genus:
Pyemotes
Species:
P. tritici
Binomial name
Pyemotes tritici
(LaGrèze-Fossat & Montagné, 1851)[1]
Synonyms

Acarus tritici LaGrèze-Fossat & Montagné, 1851

Pyemotes tritici is a species of mite known as the grain itch mite[2] or straw itch mite.[3] It is a cosmopolitan species that is found on straw, hay and stored grain. It is a parasite of small arthropods and is being investigated as a possible biological control of stored product pests. It is associated with dermatitis in humans,[4] and it causes an itchy rash.

  1. ^ OConnor, B.; Klimov, P. (30 April 2012). "Pyemotes tritici (LaGrèze-Fossat & Montagné, 1851)". UMMZ Insect Division. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Berenbaum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Schuster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ S. Rosen, I. Yeruham & Y. Braverman (2002). "Dermatitis in humans associated with the mites Pyemotes tritici, Dermanyssus gallinae, Ornithonyssus bacoti and Androlaelaps casalis in Israel". Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 16 (4): 442–444. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2915.2002.00386.x. PMID 12510897.